On today's episode, Adam and Jill sit down with Matthew Desmond, who won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction for his book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Matthew shares the research and experiences that led to him writing this book and how he formed a close bond with the families he writes about. This book is incredibly important and has the ability to spark conversations about poverty in America.
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ill has potential to be a live interviewer, but would benefit from broadcasting training and improving the levels of questions she asks. Adam carried the interview. Perhaps I misconstrued the format of the interview of M. Desmond, however when two persons are interviewing a subject, the weight of the interview is expected to be equal, regardless of gender or experience. Both would benefit from watching or listening to the the vast array of professional interviews of authors on internet radio as well as U tube or author websites on the internet. This was my first experience with listening to an interview on Overdrive. I look forward to more interesting interviews providing we readers with a glimpse of the author's persona and purpose in writing. Listening to M. Desmond was informative and instilled a desire in me to learn more about poverty and to read hes book.